Optimizing NPWT Treatment Selection with theMolecuLight i:X™

Note: The MolecuLight i:XTM Imaging Device is available in Canada and the European Union. US FDA De Novo approval pending.

Instillation NPWT devices cleanse the wound bed to create an optimal healing environment, while standard NPWT devices promote wound granulation and closure but do not cleanse the wound. Clinicians must weigh the relative benefits of these NPWT options at various stages in the healing process.

Clinical Synopsis: In this patient, MolecuLight i:X images revealed heavily contaminated standard NPWT dressings and foam 24-hours prior to a scheduled dressing change. These images prompted early removal of these dressings and a switch to an instillation NPWT device.

Standard NPWT device under dressing

NPWT foam

Wound Bed

Presence of bacteria indicated by red color.

Wound Etiology

Pressure Ulcer

Anatomical Location

Sacrum

Patient Demographics

Female, 88 years old

Patient-Related Challenges

Heavy bioburden

Patient’s General Care Paradigm

Hospital grade standard NPWT changed every 3 days

Clinician Stated Utility of the MolecuLight i:X

Detected heavy bacterial load after only 2 days, prompting early removal and switch to an instillation NPWT device